The difference you make - Kingston Hospital Charity

How you've helped

With the help of our amazing supporters, Kingston Hospital Charity is doing great things to help improve the quality of care and the experiences for all who use Kingston Hospital or the services our local NHS Trust provides across our community.

Together with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, we go above and beyond to transform the experiences patients have. We enhance the treatment and care provided, as well as bring comfort and hope to those who need it most. We want our local NHS Trust to be the best it can be for you and everyone who is special to you.

What your support helps us to do

The little things that make a big difference, as they can go a long way to reducing anxiety and promoting recovery, as well as providing the added extras that make a patient’s stay that bit easier and more comfortable. From specialist recliner chairs for elderly and frail patients, games for children, upgrading outdoor spaces to in-hospital activities for patients.

Rebuilding and refurbishing to create patient-centred spaces designed to deliver the best care possible. In the last few years, our supporters have helped fund the development of the new haematology day care unit, retina centre and children’s oncology unit at Kingston Hospital, as well as transforming its care of the elderly wards to provide dementia friendly environments.

Medical equipment to enhance diagnosis, improve treatment and deliver better care. From specialist imaging equipment for the Royal Eye Unit to the introduction of surgical robotics for the first time. We also support the introduction of new services that allow patients to be treated on-site, without delay, rather than having to be sent elsewhere.

Support the health and wellbeing of our local NHS staff who work at the hospital or in the community, as they must care for themselves if they are to be able to provide the best care possible for patients and their families. Given the pressures our local NHS trust is under, this remains a key focus for us, as we support its health and wellbeing programme, as well as celebrating the staff and teams who go the extra mile for their patients.

Medical research and innovation to improve the current and future health of patients. From supporting medical research to the development of a new digital clinical design and manufacturing lab in Kingston Hospital’s Princess Alexandra Wing.

Help us to continue to provide the best care possible

Everything we achieve is thanks to our amazing supporters. With their help, Kingston Hospital is able to go further and faster than is possible with NHS funding alone. We are so grateful to have them as part of our team, as we couldn’t do it without them.

For further information on our current funding priorities to make Kingston Hospital the best it can be click here and to acquire medical equipment for better diagnosis and treatment click here.